Djibouti vs Jizan: which is sunnier?
🇩🇯 Djibouti vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 599 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jizan is the sunnier overall: about 3,288 hours of sunshine a year to Djibouti's 3,064. Jizan has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Djibouti in 2 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Djibouti | Jizan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,064 | 3,288 |
| Sunniest month | January (96/100) | February (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 96/100 | 95/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 22/100 | 50/100 |
| Rain / year | 237 mm | 159 mm |
| Warmest sea | 32°C / 90°F | 34°C / 93°F |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Djibouti vs Jizan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | Jizan | Djibouti | Jizan | Djibouti | Jizan | Djibouti | Jizan | |
| January | 96 | 97 | 28° | 29° | 6 | 7 | 27° | 28° |
| February | 96 | 98 | 29° | 30° | 6 | 4 | 28° | 28° |
| March | 94 | 98 | 31° | 32° | 20 | 3 | 29° | 30° |
| April | 79 | 77 | 33° | 34° | 51 | 11 | 30° | 32° |
| May | 55 | 59 | 36° | 36° | 27 | 6 | 32° | 33° |
| June | 19 | 48 | 40° | 37° | 7 | 10 | 32° | 34° |
| July | 19 | 46 | 40° | 37° | 17 | 32 | 31° | 33° |
| August | 28 | 55 | 39° | 36° | 27 | 42 | 31° | 32° |
| September | 37 | 48 | 38° | 37° | 31 | 13 | 31° | 33° |
| October | 75 | 68 | 34° | 35° | 21 | 5 | 32° | 33° |
| November | 95 | 87 | 31° | 33° | 10 | 11 | 30° | 32° |
| December | 95 | 96 | 29° | 30° | 14 | 15 | 28° | 29° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Jizan · Apr even · May Jizan · Jun Jizan · Jul Jizan · Aug Jizan · Sep Jizan · Oct Djibouti · Nov Djibouti · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Djibouti averages 96/100, Jizan 95/100. Jizan is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 29°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Djibouti averages 76/100, Jizan 78/100. Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 34°C).
- June–August: Jizan (average score 50/100 vs 22). Djibouti is the warmer, around 40°C daytime highs vs 37°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Djibouti averages 56/100, Jizan 58/100. Daytime highs are similar (36°C vs 36°C).
Sea temperature
Jizan's sea gets warmer: 34°C / 93°F at its peak vs 32°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Djibouti all year, Jizan all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Djibouti weather by month · Jizan weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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